Bracelet.



A 0. BURGESS.

BRACELET.

APPLICATION FILED-MAY 11, 1912.

1,055,315,, Patented Mar. 11,1913;

ATTORNEY ANDREW O. BURGESS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

' BRACELET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Kay 11, 1912. Serial No. 696,637.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW O. Bunonss, a subject of the King'of Sweden, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will, enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. r This invention relates to an expansible and flexible bracelet in which the links can be separated from each other circumferentially and also swun on each other to a limited extent both ra 'ally and transversely.

The invention consists of a series of boxlike links that are connected by stirrups which extend into both of each adjoining pair of links, the stirrups permitting the links to which they are attached to swing on the stirrup in two directions, radially and transversely.

The invention also resides in certain means for connecting the stirrup to a clip which is fastened into one of the stirrups and thereby forms one of the end walls of the stirrup.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side View of a pair of links embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing one of the stirrups protruding from a link. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3, in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a clip used in the chain. Fig. 5 is a section of-a modified form of construction.

In the drawing, the bracelet, which is represented by two links, is composed of a series of box-like links 10 which are made of a top 11, bottom 12, one end piece 13, and the sides 14. The closed end 13 is 4 provided withholes 15. A stirrup 16 hav- 20 in a clip 21 The clip has wings 22 on its ends. these wings being perforated as at 23. The ends of the strands 18 are Patented Mar. 11, 1913. V

rup has considerable p ay. The clip is placed in the open end 24: of the next ad acent link, the side walls 14 having perforations 25 near the open end. When the clip is in place the holes 23 are alined with the holes'25 to permit the insertion of a pin 26 to hold the clip and link together. When the clip is in place its outside is flush with the end of the link and is pulled up tight against the closed end of the next adjacent link by the springs 19.

The bracelet herein described is easily as sembled, is cheap to make and is composed of a very few parts.

A modified form of construction is shown in Ilig. 5 in which a clip 27 is placed in the end of the link 10 instead of the link having a closed integral end 13. The clip 27 abuts on the clip 21 and is held in place by a pin 28 which passes through the sides 14 of the link and through the wings 29 of the clip. The cross-bar 30 is placed so as to connect the free ends of the stirrup, the cross-piece 17 being arranged in the clip 21.

The flexible and expansible bracelet herein shown and described is neat and compact,- permitting the close contact of adjacent links and still permitting atransverse or sidewise swinging or flexing of the bracelet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:-

1. An expansible bracelet comprising a series of box-like links, eachhavin an open end and a closed end, the. close ends of one link abutting on the open end of the.

link next adjacent, a stirrup in each linkand having its parallel strands extending through the closed end of thelink, a cli secured to the open end of each link throng which thestrands of the stirrup pass and are secured against withdrawal, and a spring around each stirrup and abutting on the closed end of its link.

2. An .eirpansible bracelet comprising a series of box-like links, each having an open end and a closed end, the closed ends of one link abutting on the open end of the link next adjacent, a stirrup in each link and having its parallel strands extending through the closed end of the link, a clip secured to the open end of each link thr ugh which the strands of the stirrup pass, the ends of the strands being turned toward each other and at an inclination to the longitudinal dimension of the link, and a spring aroundeach stirrup :im'lialnitting on the closed end of its link.

3. An expansible bracelet comprising a series of box-like links, each having an open end and a closed end, the closed ends of one link abutting on the open end of the link next adjacent, a stirrup in each link and having its parallel strands extending through the closed end of the link, clips the open ends of the links, pins passing through the wings and the side walls of the links for S601? ingthem together, stirrups in the links, eae' stirrup passing through the closed en 0t 1t link and the clip of the next link, and working freely through these elements, the portion of the stirrup within ANDRE\V O. BURGESS.

Witnesses 1. J. Comm, M. A. JOHNSON. 

